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WASHINGTON—The Labor Department has finalized a rule that will force employers to disclose agreements they’ve made with outside consultants to help craft messages that persuade workers against forming a union.

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, MI—A General Motors assembly plant in Flint, MI, could be the first to be affected by a parts shortage because of a strike at auto supplier Nexteer Automotive. More than 3,200 UAW members at Nexteer went on strike early Tuesday after the auto supplier rejected a new proposal from the union.

YORK, PA—Employees at Harley-Davidson’s assembly plant here have worked out a new labor agreement with the company. Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 175, the 970 employees ratified a new deal through 2022, which takes effect Feb. 1, 2016.

On Feb. 21, West Coast port employers and their union reached a tentative five-year agreement on a new contract. The pact concludes a nine-month standoff that resulted in significant slowdowns at 29 ports from Los Angeles to Seattle.

On Nov. 13, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from Boeing that would have kept manufacturing of the company’s new 777X jet in Washington state.

SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Motor Co. has filed a police complaint against 13 labor activists it says led a violent clash at its biggest assembly plant that caused $2 million in damage and left approximately 100 people injured.

Events

This webinar will provide industrial controls engineers insightful and actionable information on how to best design control panels for modern manufacturing environments. The thought-leadership style of the content will offer a credible viewpoint on how to transform plant floors and machine designs for an era of rapidly increasing data capture.

The ASSEMBLY Show focuses exclusively on assembly technology equipment and products. Attendees have the opportunity to uncover new resources, experience equipment hands-on, evaluate the latest technologies and products, and connect face-to-face with industry experts.

Poll

Supply Chain

The coronavirus epidemic has begun to disrupt the global manufacturing supply chain for a number of OEMs, including Airbus, Hyundai and Tesla. How resilient is your supply chain network?

Moderately resilient: We have good visibility to the supply network. It’s hard to justify investments to modify our supply chain footprint. We focus more on managing disruptions once they occur.

Highly resilient: We have good visibility to the supply network. We view flexibility and resilience as necessary investments. We can shift sourcing, manufacturing or distribution within our network fairly rapidly.

Not resilient: We are dependent on our existing sourcing, manufacturing and distribution footprint. We must find other ways to compensate for changing conditions. We have yet to invest in analytics to support network decision making.